Washington, D.C., region, including Northern Virginia, had fourth-largest GDP in the nation and the third-fastest growth among major metro areas.
Eight of 11 Virginia metropolitan areas had higher than average economic growth last year.
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported Tuesday that the local economies of 366 metro areas across the nation grew an average of 2.5 percent in 2010 after declining 2.5 percent in 2009. The survey was based on each area’s gross domestic product (GDP), the total value of goods and services.
Of the 366 regions surveyed 304, or 83 percent, showed increased GDP in 2010.
The Washington, D.C., region, which includes Northern Virginia, was the third fastest-growing among the nation’s 10 largest metro areas, with a 3.6 percent increase in GDP, according to BEA. The region also had the fourth-largest GDP in the country.
The D.C. area was one of 11 Virginia regions included in the BEA survey.
Of the 11, the Winchester and Harrisonburg areas each recorded the highest percentage of GDP growth, 4.9 percent, while the Roanoke region had the lowest, 0.7 percent.
Here is a breakdown of Virginia statistics
• Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford: 2010 GDP of $5.29 billion, ranked 263rd in dollar amount, up 2.8 percent from 2009
• Charlottesville: $9.48 billion, ranked 184th, up 2.5 percent
• Danville: $2.96 billion, 356th, up 2.6 percent
• Harrisonburg: $6.21 billion, 233rd, up 4.9 percent
• Kingsport, Tenn.-Bristol, Tenn.-Va.: $9.76 billion, 177th, up 3.8 percent
• Lynchburg: $8.74 billion, 196th, up 3.5 percent
• Richmond: $64.3 billion, 45th, up 2.6 percent
• Roanoke: $13.3 billion, 144th, up 0.7 percent
• Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News: $80.5 billion, 40th, up 1.4 percent
• Washington, D.C.: $425.2 billion, fourth, up 3.6 percent
• Winchester: $5.07 billion, 271st, up 4.9 percent.
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